Sunday, 29 May 2011

Still life or real life

Whoever painted the fox in the picture below has obviously had a real life encounter. I couldn't believe how similar it was to the photo I'd taken a few days earlier at the allotment.

As we arrived at the plot today the fox was trotting up the far side, just a bed's width away. It seemed to be grinning. I felt a bit less well disposed towards it when I discovered a neat little calling card of fox's poo in the grass.

Well - there are no foxes here, and I am happy about that - as are Elvis and the Girls, I'm sure. But one of the bloggers i follow has just published a lovely book about her encounter with a family of foxes who lived in her garden for a while,http://valariebudayr.typepad.com/my_weblog/xx

Real ones for me but we don't get them in the garden I've never seen one on the plot but know they do explore on a night. They make holes digging up worms. I guess worms are hard to find this year in the dry soil so they may be a bigger problem than usual.

Foxes over here are getting very bold also!I have not seen one in daytime and not around the allotment I am glad to say.I have seen them at night walking quite openly along the roadside, they would nearly stand back to allow the car to pass they are so confident of their surroundings!

I think I prefer mine as art too! Don't know what I would do if I had such an up-close encounter? Also, I am so excited you stopped by my blog, my wisteria are even more joyful now, but alas its to wet to enjoy them! Thanks also for the offer on the wordpress/blogger switch, looking forward to it! LOVE LOVE LOVE your blog and will be updating my blogroll soon to include it...Hope you are well! Cheers Julia